{"title":"W3 zone in North Cowichan: Mixed Use Commercial Water Lot","code":"W3","slug":"w3","name":"Mixed Use Commercial Water Lot","group":"Commercial","section":"66","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Accessory Dwelling Unit, Aquarium, Boat Charter, Boat Ramp, Boat Rental, and 17 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Dwelling Unit","Aquarium","Boat Charter","Boat Ramp","Boat Rental","Boat Shelter","Float","Float Home (subject to “Float Home Standards Bylaw 1999\", No. 3015)","Home-based Business","Marina","Marine Museum","Marine-related Office","Moorage Facility","Parking Use","Pier","Sale of Boats","Sale of Seafood","Water Taxi","Walkway","Way","Wharf","Yacht Club"],"quotes":["Accessory Dwelling Unit","Aquarium","Boat Charter","Boat Ramp","Boat Rental","Boat Shelter","Float","Float Home (subject to “Float Home Standards Bylaw 1999\", No. 3015)","Home-based Business","Marina","Marine Museum","Marine-related Office","Moorage Facility","Parking Use","Pier","Sale of Boats","Sale of Seafood","Water Taxi","Walkway","Way","Wharf","Yacht Club"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Marine-fueling Facility (lots with a W3a designation)"],"quotes":["The following additional uses are permitted on a lot containing a W3a designation:","Marine-fueling Facility"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Boat shelters and walkways (fixed or floating) together up to 50% of the water lot surface; buildings and structures on wharves up to 10% of the total water lot area","quotes":["exceed 50% of the water lot surface.","exceed 10% of the total water lot area."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m (33') measured from the highwater mark; boat hoists, gantries and similar equipment are unrestricted","quotes":["No structure shall exceed 10.0 m (33') in height as measured from the highwater mark to the","boats to and from the water are unrestricted with respect to height."]},"other":{"value":["Floats, wharves, piers, ways and walkways must be within a lawful water lot lease area"],"quotes":["Floats, wharves, piers, ways, and walkways shall be contained within the boundaries of a","lawful water lot lease area."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 1997, No. 2950 (consolidation current to September 14, 2026)","url":"https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/blc%202950_Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%20to%203974%203989%204002%203988%204008%204016.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The cover says the bylaw was consolidated by the Corporate Officer; the repealed zones CD3, CD5 and CD7 are not listed. Suffix a or b on a zone code (for example W2a) marks a sub-zone with additional uses (s. 44)."},"source_url":"https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/blc%202950_Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%20to%203974%203989%204002%203988%204008%204016.pdf#page=92","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-cowichan","name":"North Cowichan","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/w3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/w3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/w3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/index.json"}}